Attachment 1994Application for

1994Application for

APPLICATION submitted by TRW

Application For Waiver

1994-10-27

This document pretains to SAT-MSC-19941031-00061 for Miscellaneous on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMSC1994103100061_1061704

FECJmELLON OCT 27 1994 LAW OFFICES LEVENTHAL, SENTER 8 LERMAN SUITE 600 NORMAN P. LEVENTHAL 2000 K STREET, NW. TELEPHONE MEREDITH S. SENTER, JR y 202) 429—8970 STEVEN ALMAN LERMAN WasHncton, D.C. 20006—1809 E—— RAUL R. RODRICUEZ { TELECLOPIER DENNIS P. CORBETT (202) 293—7783 BARBARA K. CARDNER STEPHEN D. BARUCH SALLY A. BUCKMAN Or CounseL DAVID 5. KEIR BRIAN M. MADDEN LINDA G. MORRISON®* October 27, 1994 NANCY L. WOLF J. BRECK BLALOCK NANCY A. ORY** WALTER P. JACOB* *ADMITTED CA ONLY **ADMITTED MA ONLY *ADMITTED NY ONLY BY_R&S COURIERS, INC. Federal Communications Commission Satellite and Radiocommunication 47;55 Division g.—:DSS, M( Sc se P.0. Box 358160 Pittsburgh, PA 15251—5160 Re: Application for Waiver of Section 319(d) of the Communications Act, File Nos. 20—DSS—P—91(12) and CcSBS—91—015 Dear Sir or Madan: On behalf of TRW Inc. ("TRW"), enclosed are the original and nine copies of TRW‘s Request for Waiver of Section 319(d) of the Communications Act ("Waiver Request") in connection with the above—referenced application for a satellite system license in the new Mobile—Satellite Service Above 1 GHz ("MSS Above 1 GHz"). On October 20, 1994, the FCC‘s International Bureau granted the Section 319 (d) waiver requests of Motorola Satellite Communications, Inc., Loral Qualcomm Satellite Services, Inc. (now Loral/QUALCOMM Partnership, L.P.), and Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc., and enabled each to begin construction of its proposed MSS Above 1 GHz satellite system at its own risk. See Letter to Durrell W. Hillis, President, Motorola Satellite Communications, Inc., from Scott B. Harris, Chief, International Bureau, File No. 8—DSS—MISC—94 (Oct. 20, 1994); Letter to Douglas G. Dwyre, President, Loral Qualcomm Satellite Services, Inc., File No. 23—DSS—MISC—94 (Oct. 20, 1994); Letter to David Castiel, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc., File No. 5s0O—DSS—MISC—94 (Oct. 20, 1994)). TRW‘s Waiver Request is no different in scope or intent from the requests just granted by the International Bureau, and should therefore be granted on the same terms and conditions. 33377.1/102794/14:33

LEVENTHAL, SENTER 8 LERMAN Federal Communications Commission October 27, 1994 Page — 2 — Also enclosed are an FCC Form 159 and a check in the amount of $1,725.00, made payable to the Federal Communications Commission, to cover the requisite filing fee. Finally, enclosed is a "Return Copy" of the Waiver Request. Please date—stamp this "Return Copy" and return it to the courier delivering this package. Please address any questions concerning this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully yours, l o Walter P. Jacob Enclosures cc w/ enclosures: Scott Blake Harris Chief, International Bureau Cecily C. Holiday, Esq. Chief, Satellite Radio Branch Common Carrier Bureau Thomas S. TyCcz Deputy Chief, Domestic Facilities Division Common Carrier Bureau Attached Service List (By Mail) 33377.1/102794/14:33

4 ZNWUW 1 TRW Space & Electronics Executive Office: Timothy W. Hannemann | Group One Space Park Exscutive Vice President Redondo Beach, Z— 30278 & Ssseral Manager LON_ 310.812 1030 \‘% October 26, 1994 Mr. William F. Caton Acting Secretary Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street N.W. Room 222 Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Waiver of Section 319(d) of the Communications Act Dear Mr. Caton: TRW Inc. ("TRW"), by its attorneys, hereby requests a waiver of Section 319(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), so that it may spend up to $10 million to procure certain long— lead items and begin developing certain components for Odyssey,/ its proposed global mobile satellite service Above 1 GHz ("MSS Above 1 GHz") system.Z/ As TRW explains more fully below, the grant of its request would serve the public interest, convenience and necessity, and would not prejudice the outcome of any ongoing licensing or rulemaking proceeding. TRW seeks, by means of Odyssey, to provide affordable, hand—held MSS to the public via a global, medium Earth orbit satellite system at the earliest possible date. To this end, TRW has established a program schedule that calls for the launch of the first satellite in 1/ "Odyssey" is a trademark of TRW Inc. Odyssey is a satellite telecommunications system which is to be comprised of a constellation of twelve satellites in medium Earth orbit. 2/ See Application of TRW Inc. (File Nos. 20—DSS—P—91(12) and CSS—91—015 (filed May 31, 1991), as amended ("Application"). TRW Inc

Mr. William F. Caton October 24, 1994 Page —2— Odyssey by 1998.3/ If TRW is to adhere to this program schedule, and it certainly wishes to do so, it is necessary for TRW to begin procurement activity for certain long—lead items immediately. The following long—lead items are representative of those that are encompassed by this waiver request: field programmable gate array integrated circuits; magnetic cores for power supply transformers; and high reliability electronic parts for spacecraft components. TRW will also need to spend money to commence a development program for the spacecraft‘s‘ solid state power amplifiers (and associated components). TRW estimates that these activities and undertakings will cost up to $10 million. TRW understands and accepts that its proposed expenditure will be entirely at its own risk, and that the expenditure will not entitle TRW to any expectation of favorable Commission action on TRW‘s application for a license for Odyssey. The grant of TRW‘s Section 319(d) waiver request will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity by ensuring that high—quality MSS Above 1 GHz services are delivered to the user public, within the United States and abroad, at the earliest possible time. The rapid development of such systems will increase the pace and intensity of competition among the providers, and thereby make the benefits of MSS Above 1 GHz service available to the public sooner, and in greater abundance. 2/ Pursuant to the Commission‘s recent Report and Order in CC Docket No. 92— 166, TRW intends to file conforming amendments to its Application for Odyssey by November 16, 1994, which amendments will demonstrate TRW‘s financial, technical, and other basic qualifications, and will place TRW in a position to receive an MSS Above 1 GHz system license by January 31, 1995. See ndm mmission‘ I | | n ligi inin i l rvice in th —1 .5/2483.5— Bands, CC Docket No, 92—166, FCC 94—261, slip op. at «. 39 (released October 14, 1994) ("Report and Order")

Mr. William F. Caton October 24, 1994 Page —3— Finally, TRW notes that the Commission stated in the Report Order that it will entertain Section 319(d) waiver requests from MSS Above 1 GHz applicants and that upon approval of an applicant‘s request, it will allow the applicant to commence construction of its system, including necessary components for feeder links, at its own risk.4/ TRW‘s Section 319(d) waiver request falls squarely within the scope of the Commission‘s invitation, and should therefore be granted. For all of these reasons, TRW urges the Commission to grant expeditiously its request for a waiver of Section 319(d) of the Act, so that it may take important steps towards the construction of Odyssey pending the Commission‘s decision on TRW‘s application for that satellite system. Respectfully submitted, TRW Inc. By: //"‘”"mf %’WW Timothy W. Hannemann Executive Vice President Norman P. Leventhal Raul R. Rodriguez Stephen D. Baruch Walter P. Jacob Leventhal, Senter & Lerman 2000 K Street, NW., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 429—8970 Counsel for TRW Inc. 4/ Report and Order, FCC 94—261, slip op. at €166 n. 213.

Mr. William F. Caton October 24, 1994 Page —4— ANTI—DRUG ABUSE ACT CERTIFICATION No party to this application, as defined in Section 1.2002(b) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.2002(b), is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 853a. TRW Inc. By: MZJ%W CoorRQraain__ Timothy W. Hannemann Executive Vice President Dated: October 24, 1994

\% — FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Approved by OMB 3060—0589— _ FCC REMITMNCE ADVICE Expires 22997 ie mt L2 :i Nno. _1 _or _1 (RESERVED) SPECIAL USE FCC USE ONLY \ I _/ (Read instructions carefully BEFORE proceeding.) PAYOR INFORMATION (1) FCC ACCOUNT NUMBER Did you have a number prior to this? Enter it. (2) TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (dollars and cents) 0[5 | |1 [ 3[6 | 5[9|4 |[2] | | | | | | [ [ | | s 1,725e00 (3) PAYOR NAME (If paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card) Leventhal, Senter & Lerman (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 2000 K Street, NW (5) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 Suite 600 (6) CITY (7) STATE (8) ZIP CODE Washington D.C. 20006 (9) DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (10) COUNTRY CODE (if not U.S.A.) (202) 429—8970 TTEM #1 INFORMATION (11A) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR FCC USE ONLY TRW Inc. oo (12A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (13A) ZIP CODE (14A) PAYMENT TYPE CODE (15A) QUANTITY (16A) FEE DUE FOR N/A 90278 c x w 1 $ 1,725.00 (17A) FCC CODE 1 ' (18A) FCC CODE 2 (19A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (20A) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2) (21A) CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY CODE One Space Park Redondo Beach, CA ITEM #2 INFORMATION (11B) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR Fecuseony (12B) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID (13B) ZIP CODE (14B) PAYMENT TYPECODE |(15B) QUANTITY |(16B) FEEDUEFOR PAYMENT TYPE CODE IN BLOCK 14 $ (17B) FCC CODE 1 (18B) FCC CODE 2 (19B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 1 (20B) ADDRESS LINE NO. 2 (21B) CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY CODE pp crrort canrp Payycent mrorvaron &n (22) MASTERCARD/VISA ACCOUNT NUMBER: [] Mastercard EXPIRATION DATE: D v; Month Year 182 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE DATE , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,(23)IherebyauthorizetheFCCtocharge my VISA or Mastercard ._ for the service(s)/authorization(s) herein describe. See public burden estimate on reverse. FCC FORM 159 April 1994

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Kimberly A. Moats, hereby certify that true and correct copies of the foregoing "Application for Waiver of Section 319 (8) of the Communications Act" were sent by first— class postage prepaid mail this 27th day of October, 1994 to the following: Robert A. Mazer, Esq. Rosenman & Colin 1300 19th Street, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 Counsel for Constellation Communications Robert Halperin, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Crowell & Moring 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004—2505 Counsel for Loral/QUALCOMM Partnership, L.P. Leslie Taylor, Esq. Leslie Taylor Associates 6800 Carlynn Court Bethesda, MD —20817—4302 Counsel for Loral/QUALCOMM Partnership, L.P. Philip L. Malet, Esq. Alfred M. Mamlet, Esq. Pantelis Michalopoulos, Esq. Steptoe & Johnson 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036—1795 Counsel for Motorola Satellite Communications, Inc. Jill Abeshouse Stern, Esq. Jane M. Sullivan, Esq. Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Counsel for Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc.

Bruce D. Jacobs, Esq. Glenn S. Richards, Esq. Fisher, Wayland, Cooper, Leader & Zaragoza 2001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006—1851 Counsel for AMSC Dale Gallimore, Esq. Counsel Loral Qualcomm 7375 Executive Place Suite 101 Seabrook, M 20706 Lon C. Levin, Esq. Vice President and Reqgulatory Counsel AMSC Subsidiary Corporation 10802 Parkridge Boulevard Reston, VA 22091 Gerald Hellman Vice President Policy and International Programs Mobile Communications Holdings, Inc. 1120 19th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Kimbgf y A. Moats


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